Tower for the elevation and storage of coal



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B. L. CLARK.

TowEE EOE THE ELEVATION AND STORAGE 0E GOAL.

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TOWER FOR THE ELEVATION AND STORAGE 0F GOAL.

Patente t. 15, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDDY L. CLARK, OF BROOKLYN, NE\V YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE CLARK-HOW- ARD EXOAVATOR AND CONVEYOR COMPANY, OF NEXV JERSEY.

TOWER FOR TH E ELEVATION AN D STO RAG E OF COAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,031, dated October 15, 1889.

Application filed March 15, 1889- Serial No. 303,367. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDDY L. CLARK, a citi' zen of the United States, residing in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Towers for the Elevation and Storage of Coal, &c., which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a revoluble tower whereby coal, 650., may be stored around the same at any point of the compass.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a tower and pit with trimming device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents an enlarged view of a section thereof. Fig. 3 represents a top view thereof. Fig. 4 represents a side elevation of part of Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- 2o sponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a trench or pit for receiving coal by means of a trimmer B, the latter passing under a car as the source of supply.

2 5 O designates scaffolding or framing in said trench, and D designates a circular track or rail supported on said scaffolding. Placed on the track D is a truck E, having wheels F, which are adapted to run around said circu- 0 lar track. Rising from the floor or sill of the truck is a tower G, which is formed preferably of sheet metal, and provided with numerous windows or port-holes H for the chutes J, in order to discharge the coal raised to the same 3 5 by the elevator or elevator-buckets K, which latter pass around suitable pulleys at top and bottom, and also through an opening or open ings in the fioor of the truck.

L designates a stationary jacket or casing which rises from the scaffolding O and incloses the tower G as a guard, and is preferably widened at bottom, as at L, so as to provide an enlarged space around the truck and shield the same. Mounted on the tower,

5 011 the exterior wall thereof, are rollers M, which ride upon circular tracks N, secured to the casing L, for supporting the tower at in tervals. WVithin the tower are secured do vices P and Q for tilting the elevator bucltets 5o andtripping thelevers which open the same. It will be seen that as the coal is raised from the trench it is dumped by means of the tripping devices P Q, unlocking the sections of the buckets, so as to discharge the coal into the chute J, the devices P Q being located in proximity to said chute. As the pile of coal is increased the chute is projected through one of the higher windows and the devices P Q raised as required and secured in their new position, it being noticed that the casing has windowsRcoinciding with the windows H of the tower. hen the coalhas been stored or piled sufficiently high, the chute is withdrawn and the truck, with the tower and connected parts, rotated.- The chute is again run 6 5 out through the lowermost windows and the elevation and dumping are begun, whereby the coal is stored or piled in a fresh or new part of the field or ground. The top of the tower G has connected with it a shaft S,which passes through the top of the casing L and guides the top of said tower in its rotation and supports the same. The base L'of the casing L has a port U at its bottom, whereby coal may be returned into the trench or pit A and raised by the elevator to a desired height, so as to be directed by chutes into cars for transportation, as desired, it being noticed that the engine, motor, or power T is connected with the platform E, so that said power and the elevator always occupy permanent operating positions.

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An apparatus for the purpose named having a pit with scaffolding therein, a circular track. on said scaffolding, a truck with central opening on said track, a tower on said truck provided with side openings, an eleva- 9o tor, and a chute, said parts being combined substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus for the purpose named,

a pitwith scaffolding therein, a circular track on said scaffolding, a truck with central opening on said track, a tower on said truck and having side windows, an outer casing on said scaffolding, and provided with. side open ings, said casing having a widened lower part, said parts being combined substantially I00 as described.

3. In an apparatus for the purpose named,

a pit with scaifoldin g therein, a circular track on said scaffolding, a truck on said track, a tower on said truck provided with sideopenings, an outer casing on the scaffolding hav- 5 ing side openings, and a shaft connected with the top of the tower and journaled in the top of the casing, said parts being combined sub- I stantially as described.

4. In an apparatus for the purpose named, 10 a pit with scaffolding therein, a trimming device leading into said pit, a circular track on said scaffolding, a truck on said track, a tower having side windows on said truck, and an outer casing on said scaffolding, said parts 15 being combined substantially as described.

5. In an apparatus for the purpose named, a pit with scaffolding therein, a circular track on said scaffolding, a truck on said track, a tower on said truck having side openings and provided with rollers journaled on the outer 20 wall thereof, and a casing on said scaffolding having a circular track secured to its inner wall, said parts being combined substantially as described.

EDDY L. CLARK.

itnesses:

HARVEY G. WILEY, F. W. SHELDON. 

